The women of “Orphan Black” are clones, products of the Neolution experiment. Four clones are under observation. They are all played by Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany.

Sarah

Sarah Manning is the subject of the Institute’s investigation, chiefly because she won’t cooperate with their objectives. Sarah is the only known clone who’s been able to reproduce—a daughter, Kira, who has disappeared.

Alison

Alison Hendrix acts as a homemaker, but beneath her serene suburban exterior she has access to guns, money, the best white wines and pills. Has been known to torture her husband Donnie with a hot-glue gun.

Cosima

Cosima Niehaus is a Ph. D. student at the University of Minnesota, studying biology. The institute hopes Cosima can assist in the study of the genome effect. She is in a relationship with Dr. Delphine Cormier.

Rachel

Rachel Duncan knows she’s a clone and she’s been asked to assemble the other subjects to present a united front that promotes the project’s integrity. Call her the drone clone.